Cardiac CT in prosthetic aortic valve complications
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A rare case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis complicated with multiple fistula to peri aortic structure
Multiple aorto-cardiac cavity communications is very rare but important complication of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. The case below illustrates multiple aorto-cardiac cavity fistula formation following prostethic aortic valve endocarditis presented with slowly progressive symptoms of heart failure. A brief review of surgical reconstruction and the existing literature are presented, i...
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عنوان ژورنال: The British Journal of Radiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0007-1285,1748-880X
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180237